Sudan: The critical role of national humanitarian organizations in Darfur
1 April, 2014
Abdullah Adan Abubakr, a resident of the Krinding 2 camp in West Darfur and head of the camp’s food-relief committee, carefully measures quantities of sugar, sorghum and pulses. He knows how precious every kora (a measurement used in West Darfur) is to each displaced family.
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Sudan/South Sudan: “Ordinary people asked us to raise our voices”
26 March, 2014
Worsening humanitarian crises in Sudan and South Sudan demand more attention from the international community and increased funding for humanitarian organizations. This was the message delivered by OCHA’s Operations Director John Ging in a press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York...

Darfur: Mass Displacement Continues in 2014
18 March, 2014
“People are in a critical situation here,” says Saleh Issa, a community leader at the Kalma camp for internally displaced people in South Darfur. Since the end of February, fighting between the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi and the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied...

International Women’s Day: “Our motto was 'Stay. Protect. Deliver.'”
7 March, 2014
On International Women's Day (8 March), OCHA is highlighting some of the remarkable women working on the front lines of some of the world's toughest emergencies.
Federica D’Andreagiovanni was in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, when the country descended into chaos. Her experience of...

International Women's Day: Equality for women is progress for all
7 March, 2014
On International Women's Day (8 March), OCHA is highlighting some of the remarkable women working on the front lines of some of the world's toughest emergencies.
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“The work that we do makes a difference”
Senait Arefaine works...